Technology

Flexible designs

Most of our industrial releases have a flexible directional control part: Their flexibility (bending) is achieved by using a steel spring guided through a flexible spiral strip. The following versions of sheathing of the spiral strip are available:

• black plastic
• zinc-coated metal tissue in a transparent shrunk-on sleeve
  (Ill.2 and 3).
  

Tubular releases

Flexibility is not always desired. Quite often industrial applications need exactly opposite characteristics. That’s why our tubular releases can be used with all applications designed with pre-defined routing to be complied with.

With this design, the steel spring - non-corrosive material on request - is guided through a special brass tube that can be bent manually with little force along the route defined by the designer of the machine/plant. The brass tube itself is made of a special alloy that has this flexibility. As protection against environmental influences, the directional control part is covered with a shrunk-on sleeve. (Ill.1).

To ensure exact routing, the tubes are bent true to form according to your specifications either manually or by using a master template. The tubular design differs from the flexible design in that it has a significantly lower frictional resistance.

Please find more information about directional control parts and sheathing in the chapter Camera Releases/Technology